Luxury - English meaning

noun

The state of having a great deal of money; wealth.

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A sign of our growing affluence

noun

The state of having a lot of money and possessions

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This period saw the increase of real wages and affluence in british society.

idiom

An easy and happy existence

noun

A state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint.

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There is room for four people to travel in comfort

verb

Ease the grief or distress of.

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The victim was comforted by friends before being taken to hospital

noun

The pleasant and satisfying feeling of being physically or mentally free from pain and suffering, or something that provides this feeling

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[ c ] he’s a great comfort to his mother., [ u ] i have to take an exam, too, if it’s any comfort t…

noun

The fact of being expensive or too expensive

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The hotel is very popular, despite its costliness., people still use this credit without realizing …

noun

Splendour and impressiveness, especially of appearance or style.

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The majestic grandeur and simplicity of roman architecture

noun

A quality of great beauty and size which attracts admiration

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We were struck by the silent grandeur of the desert.

noun

The quality of being important and large in size or degree

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The british have often admired the grandness of french achievement., we were taken aback by the gra…

noun

The quality of being very expensive or impressive

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He liked to create an atmosphere of lavishness and luxury., the lavishness of the state rooms took …

noun

The quality of being magnificent.

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The magnificence of the surrounding countryside

noun

The state of being very good, beautiful, or deserving to be admired

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The splendour and magnificence of the pyramids, the film boasts a visual and emotional magnificence.

noun

Great wealth or luxuriousness.

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Rooms of spectacular opulence

noun

The quality of being expensive and luxurious

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He says living in such opulence makes him uneasy., she stared around her in awe at the sheer opulen…

noun

The state of existing in or containing plentiful quantities of something desirable.

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Tropical gardens with an enormous richness of flora and fauna

noun

The quality of having a lot of something that is valuable or interesting

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We were impressed by the great richness of detail in her painting., richness of flavour, it's a won…

noun

The state of being free from danger or threat.

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The system is designed to provide maximum security against toxic spills

noun

Freedom from risk and the threat of change for the worse

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Financial/job security, for security reasons, for the protection of the white house and the preside…

noun

The protection of people, organizations, countries, etc. against a possible attack or other crime

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Border/homeland/national security, boost/improve/tighten security airport security has been tighten…

noun

Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur.

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The barren splendour of the lake district

noun

Great beauty that attracts admiration and attention

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They bought a decaying 16th-century manor house and restored it to its original splendour., the spl…

noun

An abundance of valuable possessions or money.

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He used his considerable wealth to bribe officials

noun

A large amount of money and other valuable possessions

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His wealth is so great that money doesn’t mean much to him., jim has a wealth of teaching experienc…

noun

A large amount of money, property, or valuable possessions that a person or a country owns

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Create/build/generate wealth leaders in business must create wealth and jobs., accrue/accumulate we…